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Hello everyone! Some of you may know me from my Twilight, Harry Potter, and Sons of Anarchy Fanfictions, well I got an idea for an Once Upon a Time Fanfiction so I decided to give this fandom a try! Hopefully you guys will enjoy it! :)
I want to thank you guys for all of the support I have gotten just from the first chapter! I have gotten some really good feed back so far and I hope you all will continue to support me as this story continues.
That's all I have to say for now, so I hope you guys enjoy chapter 4 of 'The Charming Daughter of Mr. Gold'
That night Dr. Whale had run several tests on Mia, making sure that she didn't receive any major head or brain injuries from the fall. All the test came back okay, and everything seemed to be fine minus a headache and of course her brief loss of memory. Whale told Mr. Gold that it wasn't anything to worry about at that time, but he did want Mia to stay at the hospital for monitoring to make sure.
So that was were Mia was that morning, her dad stayed with her up all night. Since they arrived at the hospital Mia had for some reason become very clingy, She refused to let go of her dad's hand, and would start to tear up when she had to leave him to go have tests done. So when it was time for him to go open the shop, Gold had to practically pry his hand out of his daughter's, promising over and over that he would be by during lunch and also after work. It took a while and some more convincing but soon she reluctantly let go of her father's hand, told him to have a good day and smiled as he left the room.
After he left Mia needed something to distract herself from the feeling of abandonment, so she reached over to the nightstand beside her bed and pulled out the mysterious necklace that she had found around her neck. She stared down at it, playing with the silver chain, and running her fingers over the inscription on the back.
"I will always find you."
She had heard that phrase before but she wasn't sure where… Maybe it was from a movie… Or even a book. Either way it was bothering her, and it was the only thing she could think about.
Before she could think about it anymore she heard someone clear their throat from beside her. Mia looked up and saw her roommate had woken up. Yes she had a roommate, her dad had not been happy about it but Dr. Whale thought it would be good for Mia and the other patient to spend time with each other since they were both suffering from memory loss. Her roommate was none other than the former John Doe, David Nolan.
David smiled at the girl and gave her a small wave, "Good morning. Your name is Mia right?"
Mia gave him a small smile and a nod in return, "Good morning Mr. Nolan."
David chuckled and shook his head, "You don't have to call me Mr. Nolan, we are going to be spending a lot of time together so you can just call me David."
The young girl nodded and then looked back down at the necklace in her lap, letting herself go back into her thoughts. It didn't last long because once again David brought her back to reality, "So my wife told me I love cranberry muffins." He stated and she looked over at him and saw him staring at the wall in front of them thoughtfully, "I tried one last night and I almost threw up." He chuckled and shook his head.
Mia scrunched her face and shook her head quickly, "Ew! I don't like cranberries" She exclaimed with a giggle, "I like chocolate chip muffins a lot better."
David chuckled again and nodded, "I might have to agree with you on that one. But I can't remember ever eating a chocolate chip muffin before…" He then turned and smiled at Mia, "I think I heard one of the nurses talking about there being some muffins in the cafeteria. So why don't you and I go check it out?"
Mia smiled and nodded her head before she jumped out of the bed. (AN: HA! That rhymed! xD)
David got out of his bed and met her over at the door to their room, "After you princess." He said as did a small mock bow and opened the door.
Mia giggled and pretended to curtsy, "Why thank you Mr. Charming!" She then walked out of the room and with David towards the cafeteria.
"So you really can't remember anything that happened before your accident Mr. David?" Mia asked the man as they sat in the hospital's cafeteria eating their muffins.
David shook his head, "Yeah… I can't remember a thing." He said and then took a bite of his chocolate chip muffin, "Well except that I must have had bad tastes if I liked cranberry muffins over chocolate chip muffins." He smiled and winked at Mia.
Mia giggled and nodded, "Cranberries are gross." After she said that the both of them were silent, Mia reached up and felt the mysterious necklace around her neck and the looked back up at David, "Can you keep a secret Mr. David?" She asked softly.
David gave her a curious look before he nodded, "I don't know about Old David, but I'm pretty sure New David can." He said with a small smile, which Mia returned.
"You see this necklace?" She pointed at the green stone necklace, and David nodded, "Well I don't remember anything about it. And it's weird because I can remember almost everything before I fell… But I don't know anything about this necklace." She reached behind her neck and unclasped the necklace, she then handed it in David's hand.
David cupped the small stone in his right hand and stared at it for a moment. It somehow felt familiar to him, like he had seen and held it before. He felt the roughness on the back of the pendant and flipped it over carefully, "I will always find you." He said the words aloud and let them settle in his mind, it gave him the strange feeling of déjà vu.
Mia nodded, "You feel it too right?" She asked carefully, not wanting to get him mad for some reason, "It's like you have the feeling that you are forgetting something really important." David nodded but then added in that they did have some memory loss, but Mia shook her head, "But it's more than that Mr. David, and it's weird because I'm not really upset about not remembering what happened when I fell... I'm upset that I can't remember the necklace...
He looked at the necklace in his hand for a few seconds more before he handed the necklace back to Mia, "It's a very pretty necklace, I'm sure that you will remember something about it soon."
Mia sighed and shook her head, "No you don't understand Mr. David!" She gripped the necklace firmly in her hand and looked up at him, "I have never seen this necklace before… It doesn't seem familiar to me at all." She groaned and shook her head, "I mean it's familiar to me, but not because I had it before... It's just... It's just different."
The man nodded and looked thoughtfully at the necklace, trying to think of the best thing to say next. "Well how about this, I'll make a deal with you." He suggested and then moved over to sit beside Mia, he to the necklace in his hands once again, "If you help me with my memories, I'll help you figure out where this necklace came from." He said as he clasped the necklace around her neck once again.
Mia looked up at him and smiled as her hand rested on the small pendant, "You'd really help me do that Mr. David?!" She asked excitedly and he nodded, she jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Thank you Mr. David! And I promise I will help you with your memories!" David wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back. After a few seconds the two pulled away and gave each another a big smile.
The two continued to talk for awhile about different things and David couldn't help but feel at ease around the young girl. It was strange but he felt a strong connection towards her, like there was some kind of string or tether pulling them together. He had felt it the moment he laid eyes on her, but as he spent time with her the feeling only seemed to grow.
"So about the necklace" He said and gestured to the chain around her neck, "Do you think your dad got it for you?"
Mia just shook her head, "No I don't think so... Everything Da gives me is really big and fancy, this is simple and not that fancy." She explained as she put her hand over the small stone, "I like the stuff that Da gives me but I think I like this a lot more."
David nodded, "Why do you think you like it more?" He asked curiously.
Mia shrugged slightly, "I don't know... It just seems special." She said thoughtfully, "It's like it has some kind of meaning, especially since it has the words on the back."
David nodded in agreement, "Yeah those words do seem to be important." He said thoughtfully, "Maybe it belonged to your mother? Do you remember your dad saying anything about something he gave your mother?"
Mia frowned and shook her head, "I never knew my real parents... Da adopted me when I was a baby, and he doesn't like to talk about them." She answered and he could hear the sadness in her voice, he apologized saying that he didn't realize that she was adopted. Mia gave him a small smile and said it was okay, "My Da really loves me, and I really love him so being adopted never really bothered me... But it would be nice to at least know." She then felt tears start to form in her eyes, "But I did something really bad the other day, and now he has been acting really weird... I'm scared that he doesn't want me anymore." She sniffled and looked up at David, "And now that this has happened I don't think he is going to love me."
The older man quickly wrapped his arm around the small girl, "Hey don't worry about it princess." He said with a comforting smile, "Like you said, you and your dad love each other. Even though you two fight and get mad at each other the love will never go away." He reached up with his other hand and wiped away a tear rolling down her cheek. "I mean look at me and Kathryn, we got into a fight before my accident she could have left and moved on with her life. But instead she waited for me and now after all these years she still loves me."
Mia nodded slowly, "Do you still love her?"
David was silent for a moment, did he still love Kathryn? He wanted to believe he still did but there was a feeling deep down in his heart telling him that something didn't feel right. It was like something was off with the picture that Kathryn had painted, it of course was a nice picture but he didn't feel like he was ever really apart of it.
"Mr. David?"
Mia's voice brought him back down to Earth, and he looked down at her again and gave her his best smile, "Of course I do. I'm just having trouble remembering how that felt." He said truthfully, and Mia nodded and leaned her head against his chest.
"Don't worry Mr. David, I'll help you remember." She said softly and she unconsciously wrapped her hand around the small pendant on her necklace. It was like her mind was linking the two together.
David smiled down at Mia and hugged her closer to him, "I'll help you too princess. I think between the two of us we can put the pieces back together."
"What's going on here?"
The familiar voice made them both turn, and at once Mia's smile seemed to grow, "Ms. Blanchard!" The little girl rushed over to her teacher and hugged her.
Mary Margaret smiled and wrapped her arms around Mia, "Mia Belle what in the world are you doing out of bed?" She asked sternly but had a small smile on her face. She had heard about what had happened to the young girl early this morning from Henry. She almost had a panic attack when she heard but calmed down slightly when Emma jumped in and said that she heard from the paramedics that Mia was going to be okay. But Mary Margaret still wanted to go see the girl at the hospital as soon as she was able to.
"I'm okay Ms. Blanchard, and Mr. David is with me so I know I'll be safe." Mia said with a smile as she grabbed the woman's hand a pulled her over to the table her and David were sitting at. "You'll never believe what Mrs. Nolan told Mr. David!"
Mary Margaret chuckled and sat down beside Mia and across from David, "What did she say?" She asked a little awkwardly, not knowing if it was good for them to be talking about David's wife. But when she saw the look on David's face she could tell he didn't mind.
"She said that he liked cranberries!" She exclaimed with a puckered up face and then laughed, "Isn't that so gross Ms. Blanchard? I told him that chocolate chip muffins were way better, so we came down here he could try one."
Mary Margaret smiled rubbed the little girl's back and then looked over at David, who merely shrugged and smiled, "She was right. Chocolate chip muffins are way better." He said and gave Mia a wink.
"Well I'm glad you both are feeling better." Mary Margaret said looking back at Mia, "But I still think you should still be in bed, so why don't we get you back upstairs and tucked in?" She suggested with a small smile, but Mia just groaned and shook her head saying that she felt fine. "Mia, I'm glad you are feeling better but the doctors want you to stay in bed for a reason." She said in a firm voice, "So let's get you back upstairs, you can still talk to Mr. David but you need to rest."
Mia turned to David and gave him a look that was begging him to help her, but her roommate just chuckled and shook his head, "Ms. Blanchard is right princess. We should get you back to bed." He said as he stood up and looked over at Mary Margaret who gave him a grateful smile.
The young girl looked at both adults before she sighed in defeat and stood up with Ms. Blanchard, "Do I have to sleep though?" She asked as they walked towards the elevator, "I'm not even tired."
Mary Margaret shook her head, "You don't have to sleep Mia, but you do need to get some rest." She wrapped an arm around Mia's shoulders and gave her a smile, "How about once I get you all settled in, I'll tell you a story? I'll even let you pick the story." Mia smiled widely and nodded her head.
When they reached the elevator David pressed the button and they waited, "I have heard that Ms. Blanchard is a great story teller." He said to Mia but his eyes were on the raven haired woman, who gave him a shy smile.
"Oh yeah! She is the best!" Mia exclaimed excitedly, "Henry told me that she read to you the other day, and that's what got you to wake up." This made Mary Margaret blush and look away from David, who on the other hand was now chuckling.
"Mia, you know that's not what happened..." Mary Margaret said to Mia with a nervous chuckle. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life, well maybe that was an exaggeration but still. And it wasn't what Mia said that was really embarrassing, but the fact that she was getting the feeling of butterflies in her stomach, and could feel the heat rising into her cheeks. She felt like a teenager in high school, freaking out over her crush; what made whole situation worse was that they weren't in high school, they were adults and David was married. She wasn't supposed to have feelings towards a married man!
When the elevator finally arrived Mary Margaret took Mia's hand and walked into the elevator. The sandy blonde girl nodded and shrugged, "I know Ms. Blanchard, but the way Henry tells it makes for a way better story." She looked up at her teacher with a smile still on her face, "It makes you sound like an angel... Or a hero."
David laughed, his eyes still on Mary Margaret. It was weird but he felt like Mia was right, even though he knew that him waking up from his coma wasn't because the woman beside him read a story to him, the story Henry told them sound a lot better. It made the whole thing sound like it was destiny, like he was supposed to meet Mary Margaret and that they... David quickly shook his head and torn his eyes off of the woman. He couldn't let himself finish that thought, he was married, and even though he couldn't remember he knew that he had to love Kathryn. For some reason he couldn't explain, he still felt himself being drawn towards the grade school teacher that saved his life.
"So what story would you like to hear Ms. Gold?" Mary Margaret asked the young girl when she finally got her settled into her hospital bed. "Cinderella? Oh or maybe Jack and the Beanstalk?" She took a seat at the foot of Mia's bed and smiled.
Mia sat quietly for a couple of moments, trying to think of what story she wanted to hear and then she thought of the perfect one, "I want to hear the story of Snow White!" She answered excitedly, "Snow White is my favorite princess." She told David who was looking over at the pair with a smile.
Mary Margaret smiled and nodded, "I should have known that you would want to hear that story." She winked at Mia before she got a bit more comfortable to tell the story, "Once upon a time, long, long ago a king and queen ruled over a distant land..." And with that the young teacher began the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
David watched the two girls from his bed with a smile on his face. It was strange but he could help but feel like this was how it was supposed to be, well not in a hospital of course but with Mary Margaret and Mia. Being with them put his mind at ease, all the worries he had about Kathryn and remembering his past seemed to disappear into thin air and he was left without a care in the world.
This is was the picture he belonged in, not the one that Kathryn and everyone else tried to put together for him. He did of course felt guilty about it, but as he continued to watch them the guilt started to slowly disappear, and no matter how wrong it was he couldn't bring himself to care at that moment because he wanted this to be a memory he kept. So matter what happened in the future he could always look back at this moment and remember that even if it was for just a moment, it was the first moment that he felt whole again.
As Mary Margaret continued to tell the story of Snow White, she could tell that Mia was falling asleep. The little girl did put up a hard fight though, rubbing her eyes in an attempt to stay awake, but about half way through the story the little girl was fast asleep.
Mary Margaret smiled at the sleeping girl and she ran a hand softly over Mia's forehead, she once again felt that oh so familiar feeling. The feeling she always got when she was around Mia, that little girl was supposed to be with her and not Mr. Gold. This feeling tugged at her heart because she knew that it wasn't true, Mia wasn't her daughter... She was Gold's. This of course led her to feel guilty because she knew how much Mia loved her father and how much he loved her, but still the feeling longing lingered. Mary Margaret didn't know it at the time, but she wasn't the only one with those feeling toward Mia Belle Gold. David was having very similar feeling at that moment as well.
"She's a very special girl."
David's voice snapped Mary Margaret out of her thoughts, and she stood up and turned to face him. "Yeah she really is..." She replied with a small smile. That's when she realized that now that Mia was asleep it basically left her all alone with the other person that had been occupying her thoughts. With that in mind she turned away and moved to gather her things, "Well now that she is asleep I should probably get going. I begin my volunteer hours soon so I should get ready." Mary Margaret started to make her way towards the door.
"Well since spending time with patients is a part of your volunteering, why don't you stay and keep me company?" David asked, a hint of nervousness in his voice.
The two made eye contact and looked at each other for a couple of moments. They both knew that it was wrong, David was married and he should be spending time with Kathryn, not Mary Margaret. But still they felt the magnetic like pull they had towards each other, and at the time neither of them were very willing to put up a fight, so the young teacher gave the married man a small smile and moved over to a chair beside his bed and sat down.
A few hours later Mary Margaret was still in with David, but know he was sitting in the chair and she was sitting down on his bed. The two had started out with awkward conversation, the usual talk of the weather and other casual topics; but soon the awkward tension passed and they fell into a comfortable atmosphere with both of them enjoying the others company. They soon began to tell jokes and even started up a tournament of hangman.
"I don't know. M?" Mary Margaret guess as she stared at the page on the small table that was positioned between her and David.
David smirked and filled in two blanks with the letter M, "Mmhmm. Two of them." He then looked up at the teacher, the smirk still on his face, "Get it yet?" He asked and then laughed when he saw the gears finally began to turn in her head.
Mary Margaret let out a chuckle of embarrassment and buried her face in her hands, "Yes. And I'm completely mortified." She uncovered her face after a few moments as the two of them laughed together, " I almost hanged on my own name." This only made them laugh harder.
At this David shook his head, "Don't worry," He pulled the notebook closer and filled in the other blanks, "I would never have let you hang. I would've added toes, a hat, maybe a horse." He then started to doddle a little horse over on the side of the paper.
Mary Margaret gave him joking thank you before looking down at the paper, "Is this a game you played a lot?" She asked as she looked up at David, "I mean before..." She added awkwardly.
The former John Doe sighed and shook his head in frustration, "I don't know..."
Mary Margaret reached over as if on instinct and placed a hand on his, "It'll come back." She said and unknowingly gave his hand a reassuring squeeze, "They're sending you home in a week. They have to think you're progressing, don't they?" She gave him a smile that made his stomach flip.
David nodded at her words, but didn't really feel any comfort by them, "Physically." He said and then turned his head and looked out the window, "But everything else is a blur... It's like the Old David is keeping all of his memories locked up tight."
Mary Margaret looked at David and tried to push away the urge of wanting to rush over to him and pull him into a hug, "Well, you're making new memories just fine." She said and unknowingly gave his hand another squeeze.
David turned his attention back over to Mary Margaret, "Maybe I'll like these better." He flipped his hand over and wrapped it around her small one, and gave her a serious and intense look.
Mary Margaret felt a warmth going to her cheeks as she looked down at their intertwined hands. This was wrong, she knew it was wrong but deep down inside of her she couldn't hide the fact that it somehow felt right. That there was something between the two of them, and she wasn't the only one feeling it. That's when she caught a glimmer of gold on his finger.
His wedding ring.
That quickly brought Mary Margaret back to reality and she gently pulled her hand away from his. She gave him a small nervous smile before she clapped her hands together softly, "Okay, play again?"
David stared at her for a moment, missing the feeling of her hand in his, before he nodded his head and turned to a new page in the notebook. But before they could begin there was a small knock at the door, "Can I guess, too?"
It was Kathryn, she walked in the room with a smile on her face and a small box in her hand. Mary Margaret stared at the woman nervously for a second before making the excuse that she had to go meet Emma for lunch, and with that left the married couple alone. She was leaving the hospital when she saw Mr. Gold walking into the hospital, "Oh good afternoon Mr. Gold." She greeted him with a smile.
Mr. Gold saw the woman and gave her a nod, "Afternoon Ms. Blanchard. Am I correct in assuming that you came here to visit my daughter?" He asked sharply, ever since the day that Mia had run away Gold did not like the young teacher spending time with his daughter. It made him angry just thinking that this woman was the one that cause the rift between him and HIS daughter. What made it worse was that he knew that soon Regina's curse would be lifted, and he would have to deal with an even bigger gap that his past action will have brought on.
Mary Margaret nodded, "Yes I came by early this morning." She said not noticing the harshness in the older man's voice, "She was doing just fine but I could tell that she was feeling tired. So I started to tell her a story and she fell asleep half way through." She explained with a fond smile, "I think she should be waking up any moment now, so she should be well rested and happy to see you."
The man nodded, "So you spent the morning with her while she slept?" He questioned knowingly, "Seems like a rather dull way for a young woman, like yourself, to spend her Saturday morning."
The teacher blushed slightly at his words and quickly looked away, "Well I also spent time with David..." She then realized how what she said could be misinterpreted and quickly added, "Mr. Nolan! I mean I spent time with Mr. Nolan, while we waited for Kathryn, I mean Mrs. Nolan, to arrive."
Gold chuckled softly and nodded, "That was very kind of you. But as you can see the people that are supposed to be with Mia and David are here." He said rather coldly, "So you are free to enjoy your Saturday." Mr. Gold didn't even give the raven haired woman to respond before he walked away, making his way towards Mia's room.
Mary Margaret watched Mr. Gold walk away, this time she didn't miss the rude and harsh tone of his voice.
When Mr. Gold arrived at Mia's room, he saw the Nolan's sitting on David's bed. Kathryn was eagerly showing David picture after picture in hopes that he would remember something.
He greeted the couple before he walked over to Mia's bed, where is daughter was still laying on fast asleep. Gold smiled lovingly at her and sat down at the edge of her bed, "Mia." He said gently and took her hand in his, "Time to wake up lovey." He patted her hand as she slowly began to wake up.
Mia groaned slightly when she felt someone start to wake her up, "Just five more minutes Da. Just five more..." She trailed off as she started to fall back asleep, but Gold continued to carefully wake up his daughter until finally she was awake. She opened her eyes all the way and saw that it was actually her dad waking her up, she smiled up at him and sat up to hug him, "Da! You came back to see me!" She excited happily as she hugged him.
Mr. Gold chuckled and returned Mia's hug, "Of course I did." He replied as he pulled away, "I made you a promise didn't I? And I never go back on my promises." He smiled and gently tapped the tip of his daughter's nose. "So have you remembered anything yet lovey?" He then asked carefully, knowing that even though the her memory loss was only a small gap it did make her upset.
His daughter gave him a sad frown and shook her head, "I'm sorry Da... I can't remember anything." She looked away from her father and down at her hands that were folded in her lap.
Gold gave her a sad smile and leaned over and gave her a kiss on her forehead, "It's nothing to fret over dearie. It will come back to you soon enough, and until it does you can make some new memories." He cupped her chin and gently raised her head up so he was looking at her bright blue/green eyes, "How about I call the Mayor and see if she could bring Henry up here later to see you?"
Mia's frown quickly went away when he mentioned Henry and she smiled up at him, "Yeah! I would really like that Da!" She then wrapped her arms around him once again, "You're the best Da!" She exclaimed.
Gold pulled away and gave er a lightly scolding look, "Mia, I know you are excited but you need to remember that you are inside a hospital." He said firmly, "You need to use your inside voice."
Mia nodded and nervously looked back down at her hands, "I'm sorry Da."
"I'm the worst person in the world." Mary Margaret stated as she handed Emma a mug of hot chocolate with cinnamon, and then sat down beside her at the kitchen table with Emma. She had gotten back from the hospital a while ago and told her blonde friend what had happened, from her interaction with David to her tense encounter with Mr. Gold.
Emma gave Mary Margaret an 'Are you serious' look before she chuckled lightly, "Really? In the whole world?" She blew on the warm drink before taking a small sip.
Mary Margaret sighed and shook her head, "If Kathryn was horrible it'd be easier," She said deciding to talk about the awkward and totally inappropriate love triangle she was now stuck in, "but she's so…nice." She finished saying before she took a sip of her own hot chocolate with cinnamon.
"And what, exactly, would be easier?" The blonde asked her newly found roommate with a cautious and serious stare.
The raven haired woman quickly shook her head, realizing what Emma was getting at, "Nothing." She said firmly and looked down at her mug, but deep down she knew that what whatever thing she had with the married man was anything but nothing.
Emma knew that the Mary Margaret didn't fully believe it, but she had to get it through to her that David Nolan was a married man, "Nothing's a good idea. You're smart." She said and gave Mary Margaret a reassuring smile, "You know not to get involved with a married guy. It's not worth the heartache...Trust me." She said as she took a sip of the hot chocolate in front of her, "Has Mr. Gold always been so protective over Mia?" She then asked changing the subject.
Mary Margaret nodded, "For as long as I can remember he has." She sighed as her mind now drifted to little Mia Belle, "For her whole life it's like she has been kept on a short leash. It's like Gold doesn't want anyone to get close to her." She explained to Emma as she thought back to all the times she had seen Mia with her father, he always kept her close to him and she rarely got to spend anytime with anyone her own age besides Henry. It made her heart ache for her student because that was no way for a girl as sweet as Mia to live.
Emma saw the look on Mary Margaret's face and it was like she could tell what she was thinking, "Well he must have a good reason for it. It's not really our place to judge, she is HIS daughter after all."
Mary Margaret nodded knowing that, once again, Emma was right. It wasn't her place to say or do anything, but like always when it came to Mia she could stop the feeling and the tug she felt at her heart. She opened her mouth to say something else but was interrupted by a knock at the door, she was about to stand up but Emma beat her to it.
Emma opened the door and her heart dropped at what she saw. It was Henry standing there, tears running down his face looking absolutely heart broken. "Kid? What happened?" She asked as she quickly moved over to him and gently guided him into the apartment.
The rest of the day past by rather quickly for Mia and David. After their visitors left to go back to their respective jobs Mia moved over and sat on David's bed and the two of them went through the pictures Kathryn left for David to go through.
"This one," David reached over and picked up the one of a dog, "was our old dog. Kathryn said his name was Ajax."
Mia reached over and took the picture and looked at it for a moment, "He's a cute dog... But why would you name him after the dish soap?" She asked and David laughed and took the picture back, saying that he didn't have a clue. "I've always wanted a puppy, but Da says that they're only good for tearing up the house and barking in the middle of the night."
"Are you kidding? Dogs aren't called man's best friend for nothing." David said with a playful smile, "They're also good at tracking in mud into the house and eating food off of your plate."
Mia laughed and reached over and shoved him playfully, "Whatever, I still want one!" She exclaimed and then looked through the photos more. She really liked spending time with David, it felt like a breath of fresh air for her. With her dad she felt like she had to act a certain way, which of course she never really minded because she loved her dad, but with David she could just be herself without having to worry if he would end up getting mad and scolding her.
After awhile David said that he was going to go and stretch his legs (secretly he was actually wanting to go see if he could find Mary Margaret), he asked Mia if she wanted to go but she said that she wanted to stay and wait for her dad to get back. So David left Mia alone as she watched TV while she waited for her dad, she wasn't alone for long though and soon Henry charged into her room.
"Henry!" She exclaimed excitedly and smiled as her best friend entered the room, "I'm glad you're here, I've been around adults all day!" Her smile went away though when she saw the serious look on Henry's face, "Henry what's wrong?"
The boy jumped onto the bed and right away told her what had happened at his session with Dr. Hopper, "I'm not crazy Mia!" He stated at the end of his story, "But everyone is going to keep thinking I am unless I find proof." Mia nodded but stayed silent, she understood why he was frustrated, but also conflicted because she didn't believe his whole story book curse thing. So she sat silently and listened to her friend vent, well at least until he told her his plan.
"I'm going to go and find out what my mom is finding down in the mines."
DUN DUN DUN! Cliff hanger on this one guys! What do you guys think will happen? Will Henry try and convince Mia to go with him? Or will he still go alone into the mines?
So I finally got some unknowing Charming family moments in there with Mia, Snow, and Charming! But as you can see they have quite a ways to go. As you can also tell there is also a small gap growing between Mr. Gold and Mia, which is sad but it's kind of expected since Mia is becoming closer with Mary Margaret and David. And I am trying to get that gap formed with out too much character bashing for Rumple because I really like his character, and Mia does love her Da!
Also how do you think the little girl will effect the relationship between Mary Margaret and David? What about with Kathryn and David? Let me know what you guys think will happen with that.
Anyways that's all I have to say really, so as usual please leave me a review/comment and let me know what you think! Remember I love hearing from you guys! So don't hesitate to leave me a note! Also if you haven't yet make sure to click on that Favorite/Follow button! It really helps me out and also makes me feel better about life. :D
That's all for now! So until next time stay safe and magical!